A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Protecting New Jersey's Sourland Region
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: D&R Greenway Land Trust and multiple partners have protected over 3,500 acres of habitat and natural resources in central New Jersey’s Sourlands region – with more preservation projects to come.
Website:: www.drgreenway.org
Contact:: Linda J. Mead
Executive Director
D&R Greenway Land Trust
609-924-4646
lmead@drgreenway.org

Project Name:: Fish and Mussel Propagation in the Upper Tennessee River Basin of Virginia
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Partnership has developed freshwater fish and mussel propagation technologies to produce fish and juvenile mussels to be used for research and to augment declining populations.
Contact:: Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
276-623-1233 x 25
shane_hanlon@fws.gov

Project Name:: Upper Valley Trails for Life
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: With Robt. Wood Johnson Foundation funds, Upper Valley Trails Alliance & National Park Service are promoting physical activity in four towns by using trails and doctors' "prescriptions for walking."
Website:: www.uvtrails.org/albd.html
Contact:: Lelia Mellen
RTCA Vermont Field Office
National Park Service
(802) 457-3368, ext 14
lelia_mellen@nps.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Restoring Shaded Coffee Plantations in Puerto Rico
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Project provides incentives and assistance to coffee growers to return “sun” coffee plantations to shade, improving environment and wildlife habitat.
Website:: www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/shade_coffee_FS.pdf
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Project Name:: Southern Appalachian Elk Restoration
Location:: Southeastern: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
Summary:: Restoration of elk to its historic eastern range is underway in the southern Appalachians, with elk populations in Kentucky now exceeding 5,550.
Website:: www.rmef.org/bugle/pages/05MA/appalachian_1.html
Contact:: David Ledford
Southeast Initiative Program Director
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
606-330-0179
dledford@RMEF.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: North Lake Basin Wetlands Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Contaminated ground water is cleaned with innovative technology and used to restore wetlands in a critical migratory waterfowl flyway.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/epb/hazardous_waste.htm
Contact:: Steve Gilmore
Program Manager for Hazardous Waste Activities
USDA Farm Service Agency
202-720-5104
sgilmore@wdc.fsa.usda.gov

Project Name:: Healthy Grown Potato Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: The partnership promotes IPM, plans to protect habitat and species on private lands, improvements to soil, water and air quality, using regional goals, and markets these efforts through an eco-label.
Website:: www.wisconsinpotatoes.com/fresh_healthy.htm
Contact:: Frank Casey, Ph.D.
Director, Conservation Economics Program
Defenders of Wildlife
202-682-9400
fcasey@defenders.org

Project Name:: Tinkers Creek Watershed Action Plan
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: A study of the Watershed seeking to initiate a Conservation Priority Plan to protect aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
Website:: Tinkerscreek.org
Contact:: Marion Olson
Land trust President
Tinkers Creek Land Conservancy
330 425 4159
maoteach@alltel.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Bayou Bartholomew Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: The Alliance is introducing a market-based environmental assets program to support improving stream ecosystem quality.
Website:: www.arkansas.gov/bba
Contact:: Ronnie Ulmer

The Nature Conservancy
318-412-0472
rulmer@tnc.org

Project Name:: Bradshaw Foothills Planning Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A citizen driven management plan is in development for the Bradshaw Foothills in Arizona.
Contact:: Chris Horyza
Community Liaison
Bureau of Land Management
623-580-5628
chris_horyza@blm.gov

Project Name:: Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html
Contact:: Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918
cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com

Project Name:: James Bates Blue hole County Park
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Developed a 300+ acre County park facility to preserve key wetlands and provide the public access to a recreational area
Contact:: Darrell H. Schwebel
President
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc
(979)285-2173
dhschwebel@dow.com

Project Name:: Yampa River System Legacy Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: This voluntary, incentive-based project protects the ecological health of the Yampa River and the productive agricultural lands it supports, while also providing for recreational opportunities.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/yampa.html
Contact:: Susan Dorsey Otis
Director
Yampa Valley Land Trust
(970) 879-7240
contactus@redlodgeclearinghouse.org

Far West

Project Name:: Sonoma Baylands Wetland Demonstration Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Restoration of a 320-acre tidal salt marsh helped to pull a vital dredging project out of a quagmire of environmental issues.
Contact:: Eric Jolliffe
Ecosystem Restoration Specialist
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
415. 503.6869
Eric.F.Jolliffe@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Olympia Oyster Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A community-based effort reestablishing Washington's only native oyster restores an essential component of the marine ecosystem and builds diverse partnerships.
Website:: www.restorationfund.org
Contact:: Betsey Peabody
Executive Director
Puget Sound Restoration Fund
206-780-6947
betsy@restorationfund.org

Project Name:: Crissy Field Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Restoration project created a world-class waterfront park from a former 100-acre asphalt and concrete dump, raising $34 million in private funds.
Contact:: Greg Moore
Executive Director
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
415-561-3030 x 2228
gmoore@parksconservancy.org

Project Name:: Business Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A joint project of 3EStrategies and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. The goal is to create and expand sustainable energy projects and firms in Central Oregon.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Lee Creek Fish Passage Culvert Replacements
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Four miles of Coho salmon and Steelhead habitat has been reopened due to collaborative efforts to restore fish passage in Lee Creek and the Umpqua Basin.
Contact:: Jake Winn
Restoration Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District
541-464-3275
jake_winn@blm.gov

Project Name:: Pacific Crest Trail Association
Location:: Far West: California, Oregon, Washington
Summary:: Primary partner with Federal agencies for supporting the Pacific Crest Trail, undertaking land acquisitions, and coordinating over 181,000 hours of volunteer labor.
Contact:: Tim Stone
Pacific Crest Trail Manager
USDA Forest Service
707-562-8881
timothygstone@fs.fed.us

National

Project Name:: Walk A Mile in My Boots is Implemented Nationwide
Location:: National
Summary:: Cattlemen and biologists spend several days together, experiencing first-hand each other’s day-to-day activities, with the goal of opening the lines of communication, and developing partnerships.
Website:: www.fws.gov/walkamile/
Contact:: Stacey Katseanes
Associate Director
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
202-347-0228 x114
skatseanes@beef.org

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